World Cup Daily Live: Messi first World Cup hat-trick, ties all-time goal record
The 2026 World Cup has already seen stars like Lamine Yamal, Vinícius Júnior and Virgil van Dijk. Day 6, though, is time for more headliners to enter the fray.
Kicking off the action were France and Senegal in New Jersey, where Kylian Mbappé netted a brace in Les Bleus‘ 3-1 win. After that, Erling Haaland made his World Cup debut against Iraq in Boston and did not disappointing by scoring two goals in a 4-1 win.
Then, it’s time for Argentina to get their title defense underway against Algeria in Kansas City, led by a certain Lionel Messi, before World Cup debutants Jordan have their historic match against Austria.
Group stage World Cup days rarely get better than this.
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